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College Football: Top 5 overreactions from Week 3

By Michael Collins

Jan 9, 2016; Frisco, TX, USA; North Dakota State Bison fans holds up a sign in the game against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in the FCS Championship college football game at Toyota Stadium. North Dakota State won 37-10. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2016; Frisco, TX, USA; North Dakota State Bison fans holds up a sign in the game against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in the FCS Championship college football game at Toyota Stadium. North Dakota State won 37-10. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 17, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Florida Gators former head coach Steve Spurrier (right) speaks with Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Florida Gators former head coach Steve Spurrier (right) speaks with Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Steve Spurrier Is Coming Out of Retirement, Going to Oklahoma

There’s nothing like a candid snapshot to set the rumor mills on fire and get everyone talking. Since it’s too early for the “Nick Saban is going to Texas” rumor just yet (that’s usually reserved for late October), everyone wanted to fixate on the above photo with Steve Spurrier and Bob Stoops.

Spurrier is currently “employed” by the University of Florida as a consultant and ambassador, so showing up to an Oklahoma-Ohio State game wearing Sooners garb was a bit of an odd choice, right?

Not really.

Bob Stoops considers Spurrier to be a mentor, having coached with him in Gainesville from 1996-98 as a defensive coordinator before taking his post at Oklahoma. On top of that Spurrier’s son – Steve Jr. – works as the Sooners’ director of high school recruiting. So no, not so odd after all.

But that didn’t stop the official Oklahoma football Twitter account from throwing a little gas on the fire.

Spurrier to Oklahoma…Saban to Texas…the Big 12 is back!

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